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National Net Zero Authority vital to ensure Australia’s energy transition is fast, best and just

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement that an energy transition authority – called the National Net Zero...

5 May 2023

Sensor camera image of a wombat mum and joey in the NSW Southern Ranges

Signs of hope among 7 million images captured in Australia’s scorched forests

One of the largest sensor camera projects ever undertaken in Australia has collected more than 7 million photos from bushfire-affected regions —with some...

4 May 2023

Recreational fisher Michael Powell holding up a barramundi in Rockhamption

Barra 23% bigger after removal of gill nets

A new WWF-commissioned report, co-authored by Queensland’s former chief scientist, quantifies the remarkable success of Queensland’s three net-free zones since...

2 May 2023

Plastic pollution - a plastic bag and rubbish float in the ocean

Review signals need for stronger laws to break Australia’s plastic addiction

The much-awaited review of Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets is a wake-up call that signals the urgent need for stronger laws to break our national...

20 April 2023

Wind turbines at Lambrigg wind farm, owned by Npower, near Sedburgh, Cumbria, UK.

Shift to renewable energy must protect nature, says clean energy coalition

New report finds all forms of renewable power are better for nature than fossil fuels. A transition focused on wind and solar PV can result in significantly...

20 April 2023

The unique native Australian koala, hugging a gum tree

WWF calls on new government to Regenerate NSW

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia congratulates the new New South Wales government and calls for an end to native forest logging and major clearing of...

5 April 2023

Aerial view tropical rainforest, forest tree texture and background.

WWF: $15 billion reconstruction fund must deliver wins for people and nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia is calling on the Australian government to use its $15bn National Reconstruction Fund to support innovations that will...

29 March 2023

Aerial of logging koala habitat in Lower Bucca State Forest, NSW

New research shows 54% of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone

A new study estimates that 29 million hectares of forests and woodlands in New South Wales have been destroyed, equivalent to the loss of 54% of the state's...

24 March 2023

Stock Image. The fire front at night appears as a bright yellow and red jagged line in the dark blue eucalyptus forest in the Jamison Valley. Photograph taken from Echo Point lookout, Katoomba, Blue Mountains

IPCC: Leaders urged to heed science and catalyse action to avert climate catastrophe

The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the urgent need for rapid emission reductions to avoid global temperatures...

21 March 2023

The Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House switched off their lights for Earth Hour 2021

Aussies take time out for nature this Earth Hour

Australians will participate in Earth Hour 2023 on Saturday, March 25, to symbolically show their support for stronger action on climate change and nature...

20 March 2023

Federal Budget 2023-24 could shape Australia’s future in the global energy transition

The Business Council of Australia, Australian Council of Trade Unions, World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation are...

14 March 2023

A thermometer shows the surface temperate in two parallel streets in Toongabbie in Sydney’s west on 16 February 2023

Trees lower temperatures in a Sydney street by 20 degrees

A joint report by Doctors for the Environment Australia and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia sheds light on the essential role of trees in reducing the...

6 March 2023